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EW Technology 25/02/2004 – IMEC uses second ‘Y’ for SoCIMEC uses second ‘Y’ for SoC Harry Yeates A good way of addressing the extravagant expense of implementing a complex system-on-chip design would be to make that design suitable for a range of applications, so the non-recurring costs can be set against higher volume sales. That might be an obvious statement, ...

EW InsideVIEW 25/02/2004 – Operators ride Ethernet’s light waveOperators ride Ethernet’s light wave Richard Wilson Ethernet networks running at 10Gbit/s are the next big target application for optical fibre system suppliers looking for ways to emerge from the infrastructure spending freeze of the operators. According to Steve Methley, a senior consultant at UK design firm Plextek, the rollout of Ethernet ...

EW InsideVIEW 25/02/2004 – Copper cabling has a future Copper cabling has a future Harry Yeates The more technologically advanced we become, the more information we have to move from place to place. Digital has enabled us to generate and shift simply vast amounts of data, but, for the most part, that data flows through copper wires originally installed for ...

EW InsideVIEW 25/02/2004 – The many faces of DSL broadband accessThe many faces of DSL broadband access Richard Ball Broadband access is one of the success stories of the past few years, and the various flavours of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology have contributed to much of this success. In fact the xDSL market continues to grow rapidly, perhaps doubling ...

EW Daily News 24/02/2004 13:50:52 – 3GSM: TTPCom and ADI give LG an EDGE in mobile 3GSM: TTPCom and ADI give LG an EDGE in mobile Richard Wilson LG Electronics has developed a range of mobile handsets based on the enhanced GSM EDGE platform offered by TTPCom and Analog Devices. The first EDGE handset to be launched, called the A7100, ...

EW Daily News 24/02/2004 11:46:22 – 3GSM: Mobiles need spam and virus protection3GSM: Mobiles need spam and virus protection Harry Yeates The need to avoid the spam, viruses and unpleasant content that afflict the Internet was cited as a key concern for the mobile phone industry during a keynote speech at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes this morning. “We ...

EW Daily News 24/02/2004 11:30:15 – 3GSM: ARM has level two cache controller3GSM: ARM has level two cache controller Richard Ball Processor developer ARM has unveiled a level two cache controller at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes. Developed in conjunction with Motorola, the L210 core will be integrated with the ARM1136 core by Motorola in its mobile extreme convergence ...

EW Daily News 24/02/2004 09:27:06 – Synopsys buys MoSys and AccelerantSynopsys buys MoSys and Accelerant Jessica Davis at ElectronicNews Online Looking to expand its IP portfolio, Synopsys has announced plans to acquire Monolithic System Technology (MoSys) and Accelerant Networks. Synopsys will acquire MoSys in a cash and stock deal valued at $432m. MoSys is a provider of high-density system-on-chip embedded ...

EW Daily News 23/02/2004 13:32:51 – UbiNetics wins $26m investment to grow 3G businessUbiNetics wins $26m investment to grow 3G business Richard Wilson UbiNetics has received a major venture capital investment of $26m led by 3i. The investment in Cambridge-based 3G mobile systems test and software supplier is an indicator of the new level of confidence in the 3G mobile ...

EW Daily News 23/02/2004 10:24:15 – 3GSM: CPS signs location deals to spread reach of Matrix3GSM: CPS signs location deals to spread reach of Matrix Richard Wilson Cambridge Positioning Systems (CPS) is working with HP to integrate its software based handset location technology, known as Matrix, on to the US firm’s mobile location services platform. The aim is to spread ...